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they're going everywhere except cal. here's michael reagan, political consultant and author of the new reagan revolution. thanks for coming back on. it doesn't have to be this way. this is the most screwed up state in the country. >> and then they voted to raise taxes the 13.3%. the millionaire's tax that starts at $250,000 per household. they wonder why people are leaving. 17 companies are month are leaving the state of california. but worse, they are taking their workers with them to the state of arizona, nevada, texas and what have you. people are leaving the state, not moving into it. >> this renewable energy thing is hilarious. what if there's no wind, no sun. they have to have backup of fossil fuel generators, turbines and whatnot. you have to have the great green energy experiment which doesn't work. instead they have to double up on fossil fuels which costs everybody a fortune. >> it all started under governor arnold schwarzenegger with the cap and trade, green energy bill. it's expanded since then. this year you
they're going everywhere except cal. here's michael reagan, political consultant and author of the new reagan revolution. thanks for coming back on. it doesn't have to be this way. this is the most screwed up state in the country. >> and then they voted to raise taxes the 13.3%. the millionaire's tax that starts at $250,000 per household. they wonder why people are leaving. 17 companies are month are leaving the state of california. but worse, they are taking their workers with them to...
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office max got put through the metaphor cal meat grinder. it was horrible. falling from $17 to $4. as the company came into 2012 the ball was set very low. when the expectations are that low, even lousy results can take the stock hire as long as they aren't downright pitiful. last year sales nowhere near good. but in line with the street's expectations and not absolutely hard which was good enough to give the stock some lift at these levels. even though max has rallied this year, it climbed from $17. it still has a way to go before it's back to even. when you look at it in that context, this rally doesn't seem insane. office max has been trying to get its house in order. it announced it was reinstating its two cent per share quarterly dividend. not much. the stock yields about 1%. it also told us it was conducting a comprehensive capital allocation review. designed to simplify its balance sheet. a couple of important elements here. office max got caught up in the terrible lehman bankruptcy. they had bonds backed by lehman connected to timber assets. the courts resolved this in sept
office max got put through the metaphor cal meat grinder. it was horrible. falling from $17 to $4. as the company came into 2012 the ball was set very low. when the expectations are that low, even lousy results can take the stock hire as long as they aren't downright pitiful. last year sales nowhere near good. but in line with the street's expectations and not absolutely hard which was good enough to give the stock some lift at these levels. even though max has rallied this year, it climbed...
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it plans to suspend palestinian cal development of its drugs to treat prostate cancer as it goes through this process. also sprint is buying the part of clearwire it doesn't already own for $2.97 a share. that deal was announced last hour. some clearwire shareholders had been holding out for a higher offer. >>> and aig will reportedly raise up to $6.5 billion by selling the rest of the asian unit aia. that would mark a complete exit by aig from that business after nearly 100 years. aig sold part of the aia business back in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. >> let's get back to our special guest, david tepper, founder, and chief investment officer of the hedge fund appaloosa management. last time, this time, couldn't we sum up a lot of what you said, it's crazy to fight the fed. i mean it's that simple? >> yeah, i mean, look, there's other events that can happen that can, you know, like i said, d.c. can screw things up a little bit. but generally speaking the fed -- >> you think? >> generally thinking what the fed has done has worked in the real economy. what the fed has done ha
it plans to suspend palestinian cal development of its drugs to treat prostate cancer as it goes through this process. also sprint is buying the part of clearwire it doesn't already own for $2.97 a share. that deal was announced last hour. some clearwire shareholders had been holding out for a higher offer. >>> and aig will reportedly raise up to $6.5 billion by selling the rest of the asian unit aia. that would mark a complete exit by aig from that business after nearly 100 years. aig...
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could actually do something like that we recommended, you know, depending on what politically bract cal to get done, what we can actually eliminate. but you can eliminate a lot of these tax expenditures, broaden the base, simplify the code and bring down ritts. >> who in the base would go for that? that would be -- have you heard anyone in the president's base that would go for that? >> yeah, they would. not to say it's not difficult, it's not hard. we proved that people like dick durbin would move forward. >> i know. that's great. i know. durbin has risen above. he's risen above. >> he really has. >> yeah. >> we thank you very much. >> thank you for having me. i enjoyed it. >> we appreciate your helping us navigate what is an incredibly difficult thing for us to understand but you make it seem very, very easy. thank you, erskine. >> okay. good. stay at it. let's rise above. >> thanks. >> using 23 from now. >> that's zeroing out everything. earned income credit, the -- >> i'm going to stay 23, and i'm going to have a sound bite. you have questions, or comments, about -- kayla, you're ba
could actually do something like that we recommended, you know, depending on what politically bract cal to get done, what we can actually eliminate. but you can eliminate a lot of these tax expenditures, broaden the base, simplify the code and bring down ritts. >> who in the base would go for that? that would be -- have you heard anyone in the president's base that would go for that? >> yeah, they would. not to say it's not difficult, it's not hard. we proved that people like dick...
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. >> so is this tape cal of their radio station? do they normally pull pranks or the first time they've done something like in. >> this sort of thing does happen around the world, but this particular radio station has been known for years to do stupid things and cruel things in some cases. there was a memorable one of a girl who had just done her final exams in high school and was named as the top student in the state. so they call her up and pretend -- not these guys but someone else from the radio station. they're from the board of education and said there was a mistake and she did badly. they had one girl on and put her on a lie detector 14 years old and asked about her sex life. she gets raem upset and turns out she was raped at 12. this sort of thing, object seven at this times and they had a porn star on one sometime. another one is carl sanderson, controversial on the radio station. a female journalist wrote a negative story about her, and et cetera esd he was going to get her. >> what happens to the radio station and these t
. >> so is this tape cal of their radio station? do they normally pull pranks or the first time they've done something like in. >> this sort of thing does happen around the world, but this particular radio station has been known for years to do stupid things and cruel things in some cases. there was a memorable one of a girl who had just done her final exams in high school and was named as the top student in the state. so they call her up and pretend -- not these guys but someone...
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. >> thank you. it really 100 cal? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. to the number 1 club in the world. the potential of manchester united unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. >>> bishop jakes, i have time for one last question as we talk about newtown, remembering. your church does a lot of outreach into the community and sometimes i think as americans we're conflicted about mental health. we think people definitely should be getting treatment. we don't necessarily vote to pay for it. we turn away from people i think who often have mental health issues because we don't want to get in people's business. what should we be doing for not in this case, we don't know enough about the shooter but in general what would you advise people to be doing for their fellow brothers and sisters. >> i'm so glad you asked me the question. i think it's important we press on congress to provide resources so people who need mental health can get the appro
. >> thank you. it really 100 cal? let me put you on webcan... ...lean roasted chicken... and a creamy broth mmm i can still see you. to the number 1 club in the world. the potential of manchester united unlocked. nyse euronext. unlocking the world's potential. >>> bishop jakes, i have time for one last question as we talk about newtown, remembering. your church does a lot of outreach into the community and sometimes i think as americans we're conflicted about mental health. we...
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reporter: children of parents who graduate are guaranteed admission to one of several schools in the cal state university system. provided they meet the basic requirements. like wanda martinez. >> i only went to the limited school. >> reporter: she graduated so her daughter, ail halejandra co have a better future. >> we need to be an educated community. >> reporter: something longoria has talked about a lot on the campaign trail and now as a co-chair of president obama's inaugural committee. >> reporter: are you nervous? >> i'm very nervous. >> reporter: what will you wear? >> who knows? i don't know. >> reporter: politics and philanthropy, making a difference in both. >> i'm funding these programs because i believe in them. i think it's important that you yourself as a role model, as a philanthropist, as an activist, that you yourself give out of your back pocket. i would give my shirt off before i would ask you to give yours. ♪ everybody well don't you know it's me now? ♪ ♪ yeah who's it, who's it huh? ♪ ♪ willy's back with a brand new beat now, ♪ ♪ yeah doin' it doin' it
reporter: children of parents who graduate are guaranteed admission to one of several schools in the cal state university system. provided they meet the basic requirements. like wanda martinez. >> i only went to the limited school. >> reporter: she graduated so her daughter, ail halejandra co have a better future. >> we need to be an educated community. >> reporter: something longoria has talked about a lot on the campaign trail and now as a co-chair of president obama's...
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nothing new for folks who live in southern cal. anything over a 6 is enough to wake up the masses and i'm sure our viewers have felt it. a 6.4 magnitude quake and 6.1, 1 100 to 150 miles. off the california and mexico border here just about 25 minutes ago. we'll replay the reports to up. >> if you felt this, felt something, can you tweet us @earlystartcnn. tweet what you are seeing and if you felt anything. thanks, rob. >> all right. >>> other news, washington is still abuzz this morning from the diplomatic shocker, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, taking herself out of the running. will not succeed secretary of state hillary clinton. she explained it in a letter to president obama. she said, the confirmation process would be lengthy, disruptive and costly to you and to our most pressing national and international priorities. that tradeoff is simply not worth it to our country she said. we have the latest from washington. and susan rice is going to meet with the president today. >> she is going to meet with the pr
nothing new for folks who live in southern cal. anything over a 6 is enough to wake up the masses and i'm sure our viewers have felt it. a 6.4 magnitude quake and 6.1, 1 100 to 150 miles. off the california and mexico border here just about 25 minutes ago. we'll replay the reports to up. >> if you felt this, felt something, can you tweet us @earlystartcnn. tweet what you are seeing and if you felt anything. thanks, rob. >> all right. >>> other news, washington is still...
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it just seems hypocrite cal al . we made this really violent movie. some really violent tragedy happened. we're going to postpone the pre mir. we're still going to show the movie. >> it's a bit of a catch- .22. if you're hollywood, you are there to provide entertainment and make movies and we sat down with some of the stars of "django unchained" at their junket earlier in the week and asked them specifically, do you think violence in the movies gives inspiration or could lead to some of the violence that we're seeing in america? and they specifically said, absolutely not. they do this for entertainment. at the same time when something like this happens, and we heard maria and ana just talking about it, this was different. this really kind of maybe turned the tide. you don't want to do anything if you're hollywood to lead -- to let anybody think you're being insensitive in any kind of way. everybody feels like crying. we all did. what they're saying is we don't want to seem like we're celebrating something when the rest of america feels like griev grie
it just seems hypocrite cal al . we made this really violent movie. some really violent tragedy happened. we're going to postpone the pre mir. we're still going to show the movie. >> it's a bit of a catch- .22. if you're hollywood, you are there to provide entertainment and make movies and we sat down with some of the stars of "django unchained" at their junket earlier in the week and asked them specifically, do you think violence in the movies gives inspiration or could lead to...
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this is a hoipt cal, later if the mother comes forward and said my daughter wanted to leave, my daughter wanted to leave, that doesn't matter because she's 11. >> what happens, of course, what happens is the parent takes responsibility because of the age of consent. an 11-year-old is not in a position to decide whether or not she's well enough to leave. so the parent would make that medical decision. in this particular case, it is the wrong medical decision to make. i'm sure the authorities don't want to criminalize this. they want to get her back so they can provide the adequate care, remove the catheter. but it could come to that. >> dr. langston, how long have you been a doctor? >> over 20 years. >> have you ever in your 20 years heard of someone doing this? >> not with a child. >> not with a child. not with a child. bottom line, what could happen to this mother? >> the bottom line is that, listen, you know, bring the child back, find her, there is some issues with it, she may be in mexico, that's the other issue here, she could be in serious trouble, brooke, as a result of endangerin
this is a hoipt cal, later if the mother comes forward and said my daughter wanted to leave, my daughter wanted to leave, that doesn't matter because she's 11. >> what happens, of course, what happens is the parent takes responsibility because of the age of consent. an 11-year-old is not in a position to decide whether or not she's well enough to leave. so the parent would make that medical decision. in this particular case, it is the wrong medical decision to make. i'm sure the...
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. >> caller: cal coast. it all happened on sunday. he was pronounced dead on shore. >>> still no sign of an 11-year-old leukemia patient who was removed from a phoenix hospital last week by her mother. police have located emily's father. he denies involvement in the case. doctors say the young girl could die within days. she has been receiving chemotherapy for about a month and has a catheter in her heart that could become infected. >>> the head of the cdc warns that all signs are pointing to a bad flu season this year. so cdc director dr. thomas freiden is advising all americans over the age of six months to get vaccinated. he said the flu arrived early this year but the vaccine is an excellent tool to fight it. >>> monday night football. robert griffin iii needing a little luck to lead his redskins to a victory over the giants. the skins go on to win 17-16. they are within one game of the giants in the nfc east. >>> another storm suspected to slam into the west coast today. that is the third one in less than a week. we're tracking t
. >> caller: cal coast. it all happened on sunday. he was pronounced dead on shore. >>> still no sign of an 11-year-old leukemia patient who was removed from a phoenix hospital last week by her mother. police have located emily's father. he denies involvement in the case. doctors say the young girl could die within days. she has been receiving chemotherapy for about a month and has a catheter in her heart that could become infected. >>> the head of the cdc warns that all...
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they do seem a little more fill could have cal about the it on the street of seoul. >> paula, thank you. bill richardson who has been to north korea on several occasions, including two years ago when i traveled with him there, he'll be joining with us in our next hour. >>> a former intern to a powerful u.s. senator arrested. we have details of the surprising charges and a shocking past. [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. >>> recovery for hugo chavez. kate bolduan is monitoring that. what is happening? >> the vice president says the nation's leader faces a complex and difficult recovery after cancer surgery. he's asking the country to remain united and pray for chavez who had surgery in cuba. it hasn't been revealed what kind of cancer he is battling. he's had at least two previous surgeries. chavez won re-elec
they do seem a little more fill could have cal about the it on the street of seoul. >> paula, thank you. bill richardson who has been to north korea on several occasions, including two years ago when i traveled with him there, he'll be joining with us in our next hour. >>> a former intern to a powerful u.s. senator arrested. we have details of the surprising charges and a shocking past. [ woman ] dear cat, your hair mixes with pollen and dust. i get congested. but now, with...
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cal, cooksville, tennessee, independent caller. go ahead, cal. caller: yeah. about gun control. the mother of the mentally ill boy didn't control her guns. she has a mentally ill child, takes him out, according to the reports on tv, took him out and then taught him how to shoot these rifles and pistols and then left these guns available for him to use if he wanted to and that's where the gun control should have been with her like the other gentlemen said who got a couple of -- gentleman said who got a couple of calls back. and then he came to the school and shot up in the door and bust out the glass and everything. and he was -- boy, he had all the protection, you know, that he needed, but the principal didn't have any protection. if she would have had a gun she knew that somebody was coming in because she heard the shots. she knew that. and she was helpless. she didn't have a gun. if she had a gun, she very well may have stopped this guy, knowing that he had a gun, probably would have shot him and saved all these kids lives. host: all right, cal, we're going to talk about gun c
cal, cooksville, tennessee, independent caller. go ahead, cal. caller: yeah. about gun control. the mother of the mentally ill boy didn't control her guns. she has a mentally ill child, takes him out, according to the reports on tv, took him out and then taught him how to shoot these rifles and pistols and then left these guns available for him to use if he wanted to and that's where the gun control should have been with her like the other gentlemen said who got a couple of -- gentleman said...
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secretary brian annis, and rail division manager on how they view amtrak's work with california and cal trans. they are concerned with changes to state support services program, section 209 of the passenger rail investment and improvement act, the priia. that forces the state of california to pay $20 million that are going to be taken out of that budget for them. it runs along the border of my area which is the alameda corridor east which is a train transportation that brings in to the rest of the nation. we are watching the reorganization of amtrak, making sure it doesn't hinder any state partnerships. these are critical because they are the ones who will in the end work with the local communities to ensure that we get more people to utilize it. we are pleased that the reorg has created an executive level position of general manager. i look forward to meeting that individual and working with him. it's a very positive step and the states provide 50% of the revenues to amtrak. we must have a senior amtrak level position to work with state on their programs. and this is especially importa
secretary brian annis, and rail division manager on how they view amtrak's work with california and cal trans. they are concerned with changes to state support services program, section 209 of the passenger rail investment and improvement act, the priia. that forces the state of california to pay $20 million that are going to be taken out of that budget for them. it runs along the border of my area which is the alameda corridor east which is a train transportation that brings in to the rest of...
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he and his wife cut directed the leon and sylvia and the institute at cal state university at monterey bay. to promote public service. he served eight terms in congress. rising to chairman of the house budget committee in 1989. then president clinton's director of the office of management and budget to replaced by me in welcoming to the national press club secretary defense leon panetta. [applause] >> thank you very much, theresa, for that kind introduction. thank you for the introduction to be here today. i look forward to the opportunity to go back and pick walnuts back in california. told this story before but it makes the point. when i was young, my father when he first planted that walnut orchard as a group, he would go around and shake each of the branches. my brother and i would be underneath collecting the walnuts. when i got elected to congress, my italian father said you have been well trained to go to washington. because you have been dodging nuts all your life. [laughter] [applause] it was great training. i have had the opportunity to be here at the press club in some of my
he and his wife cut directed the leon and sylvia and the institute at cal state university at monterey bay. to promote public service. he served eight terms in congress. rising to chairman of the house budget committee in 1989. then president clinton's director of the office of management and budget to replaced by me in welcoming to the national press club secretary defense leon panetta. [applause] >> thank you very much, theresa, for that kind introduction. thank you for the introduction...
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house of representatives where they officially open up the boxes and the elopes and at that point, cal to see who has won. >host: c-span will be covering the meetings in ohio and north carolina and coverage starts at noon eastern time with the ohio electoral college. 53rd meeting in columbus. you can watch the proceedings live from the ohio statehouse senate chamber on c-span 3. we will also be watching what carolina as it's a mature college meets and it is all on our website, c-span.org. other to find out more. james thurber, does anything unexpected happen when the of the torah, as day occurs? was of the voting process in november. our electoral college delegates committed? can anything different happen? guest: yes, something different happened. in 24 states they are required to vote the ticket that they are running on, these electors. so, they cannot be a faithless elector. we had nine cases since 1920 of them. one of them was actually here in washington, d.c., in 2000. she did not vote at all in protest over the fact that washington, d.c., does not have representation in congress.
house of representatives where they officially open up the boxes and the elopes and at that point, cal to see who has won. >host: c-span will be covering the meetings in ohio and north carolina and coverage starts at noon eastern time with the ohio electoral college. 53rd meeting in columbus. you can watch the proceedings live from the ohio statehouse senate chamber on c-span 3. we will also be watching what carolina as it's a mature college meets and it is all on our website, c-span.org....
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but our next call comes from cal in tennessee on our republican line. caller: the tax increases are not enough. when you look at 1 $3 trillion over 10 years -- this president over the last -- when you look at $1.30 trillion olver 10 years -- over 10 years, we have spent $4.60 trillion or $4.70 trillion every year. what we need is more cuts in programs so we actually have more. we need $4.60 trillion in cuts to programs. if we are going to be back on the fiscal plan we honestly need. this president was elected by people who were already democrats in 2008 and 2012. he did not have a hard time getting reelected. we made a mistake about electing this guy for sure. guest: the caller has a lot of good numbers. these are rough, but about $2.30 trillion in revenue. last, we only had $1 trillion in deficits. his point is correct. the problem is you have the government taking in 60% of gross domestic product in tax revenue and spending between 23% or 24% in gdp in spending. we are borrowing 40 cents on every dollar that we stand. that has to close. i mentioned th
but our next call comes from cal in tennessee on our republican line. caller: the tax increases are not enough. when you look at 1 $3 trillion over 10 years -- this president over the last -- when you look at $1.30 trillion olver 10 years -- over 10 years, we have spent $4.60 trillion or $4.70 trillion every year. what we need is more cuts in programs so we actually have more. we need $4.60 trillion in cuts to programs. if we are going to be back on the fiscal plan we honestly need. this...
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we're going to go on to cal on the republicans line in tennessee. what do you think of the fiscal cliff and where the negotiations are so far? >> i think they ought to go over the fiscal cliff. we have people like that that are on the government bill too long. they are sucking the tit of the federal government. i think everyone should pay their fair share. we have almost a $17 billion national debt. not only, the rich but everyone should pay their fair share. we also need some spending cuts too. $3 for every $1. if you don't do this we're going top find ourselfs in a situation -- you want to talk about unemployment, we're not going to be in a recession we're going to be in a depression. if we don't do this now, what are we going to do when the debt is at $23 trillion. what are we going to do then? >> we're going to bring you president obama's remark again shortly. we're taking a if you more calls. the numbers are on your screen and let us know what you think of the fiscal cliff negotiations so far. brian is on the independent line. go ahead. >> yes,
we're going to go on to cal on the republicans line in tennessee. what do you think of the fiscal cliff and where the negotiations are so far? >> i think they ought to go over the fiscal cliff. we have people like that that are on the government bill too long. they are sucking the tit of the federal government. i think everyone should pay their fair share. we have almost a $17 billion national debt. not only, the rich but everyone should pay their fair share. we also need some spending...
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kim works with the boston symphony and we get a lot of classic cal music in the house. we have 11-year-old twin boys and they have their preferences, maybe it's because they're playing most of the popular music i'm hearing in the house i have such a negative take on it. >> do you have an ipod? >> no, an ipad. >> do you listen to music on there? >> no, i listen on cd and vinyl. >> they have said taylor swift is named after you. what do you think of her music? >> i like her music. and i like the name too. i do think she is a creative singer song writer. she's a remarkable marketing phenomenon and if she can survive that. and it's a hard thing to survive i think. but she seems to have a very clear head on her shoulders and i think if anyone can, she can make it through and continue to evolve as an artist because it's sort of the marketing hit is if you're lucky enough to be successful, that particular passage that an artist has to make, if he's lucky enough or she's lucky enough can be a real jarring life changing event. it can really shake you up, going from being very pr
kim works with the boston symphony and we get a lot of classic cal music in the house. we have 11-year-old twin boys and they have their preferences, maybe it's because they're playing most of the popular music i'm hearing in the house i have such a negative take on it. >> do you have an ipod? >> no, an ipad. >> do you listen to music on there? >> no, i listen on cd and vinyl. >> they have said taylor swift is named after you. what do you think of her music?...
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the speaker: this is the day for the private cal der and without objection the private calendar will be called after one-minute speeches today. the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, last friday's massacre at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut, was heartbreaking. americans are devastated as reports emerge detailing how a deranged individual murdered 20 innocent children, six heroic faculty members, and his mother before turning the gun on himself. as a husband to a former school teacher, a father, a grandfather and an american, my thoughts and prayers are with the teachers, families, children and first responders involved in last friday's school shooting. our hearts go out to the newtown community as we mourn this kind of senseless horrific violence has no place in american society. as the
the speaker: this is the day for the private cal der and without objection the private calendar will be called after one-minute speeches today. the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection, so ordered. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, last friday's massacre at sandy...
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he and his wife cut directed the leon and sylvia and the institute at cal state university at monterey bay. to promote public service. he served eight terms in congress. rising to chairman of the house budget committee in 1989. then'pressing s director of the office of management and budget -- then president clinton' director of the office of management and budget to replaced by me in welcoming to the national press club secretary defense leon panetta. [applause] >> thank you very much, theresa, for that kind introduction. thank you for the introduction to be here today. i look forward to the opportunity to go back and pick walnuts back in california. told this story before but it makes the point. when i was young, my father when he first planted that walnut orchard as a group, he would go around and shake each of the branches. my brother and i would be underneath collecting the walnuts. when i got elected to congress, my italian father said you have been well trained to go to washington. because you have been dodging that's all your life. -- nuts all your life. [laughter] [applause] i
he and his wife cut directed the leon and sylvia and the institute at cal state university at monterey bay. to promote public service. he served eight terms in congress. rising to chairman of the house budget committee in 1989. then'pressing s director of the office of management and budget -- then president clinton' director of the office of management and budget to replaced by me in welcoming to the national press club secretary defense leon panetta. [applause] >> thank you very much,...
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>>host: you cully, with lows, [reading]--cal lilly, whit[reading] >>host: n destiny does not have top notes. you are not a floral person you will love this.think about it all white wedding to kay. dukeok of quet. >>host: we now talk with sheryl. >>caller: hello. i have tried everything you offered. >>host: what do you think destiny in pheromone? >>caller: get some many complement's from men. is like a magnet for men. the lady at church was asking me what this was. i told her pheromone. up for your show. i was going to purchase these as a gift but i will keep them for myself. >>host: cheryl what in this phone call. -a-ll. a nice phone call. i always keep the solids in my purse. >>host: what are your favorite? >>caller: purchased the pure perfume. >>guest: 112 is surpassing pheromone. >>host: it is nice to hear. there are fragrances inside that your we have never experienced before--inside of here. >>host: we do not have many out of these left. but is loaded up. if you are afraid to a fragrance under $50 you cannot miss out. the world's most precious perfume pheromone is really differen
>>host: you cully, with lows, [reading]--cal lilly, whit[reading] >>host: n destiny does not have top notes. you are not a floral person you will love this.think about it all white wedding to kay. dukeok of quet. >>host: we now talk with sheryl. >>caller: hello. i have tried everything you offered. >>host: what do you think destiny in pheromone? >>caller: get some many complement's from men. is like a magnet for men. the lady at church was asking me what this...
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the saltwater has been pumped out and the silt that had been accumulated has been dug out, but elect cal equipment will need to be replaced and rebuilt before we see the tens of thousands of riders who rely on this station traveling again. other than the destruction wrought by the storm itself, arguably the biggest impact of the storm was the loss of power. at the outage peak, approximately two-thirds of the state, two-thirds of the entire state was without power. ten days after the storm, 10% of the state was still without power. without power, these customers did not have heat despite temperatures in the low 40's. of the 40 new jersey deaths, about half were directly related to the loss of power, including oxygen machines that were shutting off, people falling in the dark, carbon monoxide poisoning from generators and hypothermia. fully restoring power was a herculean task requiring utility crews from as war away as oklahoma and quebec to help local line workers. and at this moment, our defenses are so low, it's like your immune system. when your immune system is depleted and at its lo
the saltwater has been pumped out and the silt that had been accumulated has been dug out, but elect cal equipment will need to be replaced and rebuilt before we see the tens of thousands of riders who rely on this station traveling again. other than the destruction wrought by the storm itself, arguably the biggest impact of the storm was the loss of power. at the outage peak, approximately two-thirds of the state, two-thirds of the entire state was without power. ten days after the storm, 10%...
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quorum call: stphaot quorum cal: quorum call: mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. morning business is closed. under the previous order the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 1, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 14, h.r. 14, an act making appropriations for the department of defense and other departments and agencies -- mr. leahy: i ask consent that further reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: madam president, i see the distinguished senior senator from new mexico on the floor, and i would yield to him. the presiding officer: the senator from new mexico. mr. bingaman: i thank my colleague, senator leahy. i would -- madam president, what is *t pending business before the senate now? is it an amendment to this legislation? the presiding officer: amendment number 3371 is the pending business. mr. bingaman: madam president, i
quorum call: stphaot quorum cal: quorum call: mr. leahy: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: madam president, i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. morning business is closed. under the previous order the senate will resume consideration of h.r. 1, which the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 14, h.r. 14, an act making appropriations for the department of defense and other...
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the state to communicate to those folk0s to say we need you to communicate to other voters using our cal call tool and our text-messaging system, and say, you tell us how the locations are changing because we have to figure out from you where they are, and you tell us the new laws and we'll make sure we communicate that to our voters and volunteers to help communicate it to our voters. but there's no sill silver bullet there. we would have done everything we could and would have probably had the same issues you had. our offices would have been flooded -- >> we tried these. we used reverse 9-1-1 but people had downed phone lines. so everytime you come up with a solution there was another hurt toll get over to get to that. we worked with the utility companies, gave them a list of polling places so they could prioritize where they were going to get power back on. the friday before the election we had hundred polling places without power. so they worked well with us and once we knew where polling places were not going to open we moved. that's when we started consolidating and bringing them t
the state to communicate to those folk0s to say we need you to communicate to other voters using our cal call tool and our text-messaging system, and say, you tell us how the locations are changing because we have to figure out from you where they are, and you tell us the new laws and we'll make sure we communicate that to our voters and volunteers to help communicate it to our voters. but there's no sill silver bullet there. we would have done everything we could and would have probably had...
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it's the farm sought cal aspects of that. so when you -- your next question --'ll come back to that. what happened in mart d and actually president clinton referred to this in his speech at the democratic convention -- is actually bringing the cost of the pharmaceuticals down. what it's doing is similar to what i wag talking about relative to capitalistic competition. we did a joint venture just a few years ago with wal-mart. and we introduced a $15 a month drug plan. $15 a month. and the city thought we were crazy to do this, but what we did is we worked with wal-mart's purchasing power, wal-mart distribution capabilities capabd management and our ability to bring solutions to our members. and brought our product out. this his brought down the price of part d significantly. this year united came off witness a $15 plan and doing it with target and cvs and that's bringing competition to the market place. you're right, maybe you can't take the anthem plan and the humana plan at the time of purchase and use those individually bu
it's the farm sought cal aspects of that. so when you -- your next question --'ll come back to that. what happened in mart d and actually president clinton referred to this in his speech at the democratic convention -- is actually bringing the cost of the pharmaceuticals down. what it's doing is similar to what i wag talking about relative to capitalistic competition. we did a joint venture just a few years ago with wal-mart. and we introduced a $15 a month drug plan. $15 a month. and the city...
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. >> eliot: joining me now is ruth marcus,cal almostist editorial writer fog the "washington post," and "new york times" washington bureau chief david leanhardt. thank you for joining me.: is this a strategic ploy for the republican party to remain strategic cohesiveness on this issue. >> no, i don't think it's a strategy. except on the part of the people like senator corker deviating from republican orthodoxy. the republican position has been no new taxes. that's the highest of the theology and first commandment no matter what, thou shalt not raise marginal tax rates. i think it's significant and very positive that some of the saner voices are talking about the prospect of raising top tax rates. it started, and now you have the schisms between bill kristol blast the weekly standard and one hand and the wall street journal editorial page on the other. i think this is going to be a developing story on the republican side. >> eliot: i'm trying to figure out how to carry this theological metaphor. >> it might be better to stop. >> eliot: i'll use another one. will rogers you say the republ
. >> eliot: joining me now is ruth marcus,cal almostist editorial writer fog the "washington post," and "new york times" washington bureau chief david leanhardt. thank you for joining me.: is this a strategic ploy for the republican party to remain strategic cohesiveness on this issue. >> no, i don't think it's a strategy. except on the part of the people like senator corker deviating from republican orthodoxy. the republican position has been no new taxes....
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rocky -- >> believe in the hip okay lipt cal fantasy land. >> stephanie: rocky in new jersey. hi rocky. >> caller: hi, guys, number one fan out here in new jersey. i'm one of your retired teachers. we had talked before. you don't want me to shoot a gun. you really don't. i'm in there. i'm there to teach kids. and you know what? if i heard one more time about a kid finding a gun and shooting himself, you know how many we've had in our school from that? people ought to show them the pictures. this is what you're supporting. show them the poor babies with bullet-ridden bodies. you know why the gun was not illegal? because it didn't have a grenade launcher. >> stephanie: yeah. >> are we out of our minds? are we losing our minds here? >> stephanie: rocky i have to say, it particularly galls me after all of the teachers i talked to and all of this union bashing and cutbacks and teacher bashing that the republicans have done in state after state and you know, they want cutbacks and they want this and they want that. really? they want you to be -- they want to pay a taxpayer money to
rocky -- >> believe in the hip okay lipt cal fantasy land. >> stephanie: rocky in new jersey. hi rocky. >> caller: hi, guys, number one fan out here in new jersey. i'm one of your retired teachers. we had talked before. you don't want me to shoot a gun. you really don't. i'm in there. i'm there to teach kids. and you know what? if i heard one more time about a kid finding a gun and shooting himself, you know how many we've had in our school from that? people ought to show them...
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either she made the decision -- to the fits cal cliff. she decided to jump off or was shoved off but she has taken her name out of consideration for secretary of state. should president obama have encouraged her to stay and fight the good fight? 866-55-press. back to that in just a second. it's that time of the year when your credit card gets a little thinner because you are using it so much swiping it so much and findtion it hard to pay those bills at the end of the month. if you are looking to earn some extra money each month, something you ought to consider is income at home.com. they are america's leading work-from work-from-home business doing business in over 80 countries. they know what they are doing and are offering you an opportunity you can readily take advantage of no matter your age, education or experience. earn money from your own kitchentable 247. so, you ought to at least try it. check it out if you are sick of living paycheck to paycheck and worried about job security or retirement. if your goal has been to open some mon
either she made the decision -- to the fits cal cliff. she decided to jump off or was shoved off but she has taken her name out of consideration for secretary of state. should president obama have encouraged her to stay and fight the good fight? 866-55-press. back to that in just a second. it's that time of the year when your credit card gets a little thinner because you are using it so much swiping it so much and findtion it hard to pay those bills at the end of the month. if you are looking...
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we have the executive director of brewste cal. great to have you back on the show. what do you think of this plan? >> well, you know, the comedian lewis ck does a routine when we're flying, we all should be saying can you believe it, we're flying? the miracle of human flight. melissa: that is not how it goes. that is not how it goes. we all get nickelld and dime and furious. is it a marketing scheme or do you think, because that's your expertise? or do you think this is the new frontier and this is how it will go from this way forward? >> i think it will go from this way forward if it works. kudos to american airlines. my dad was in the air force. when i was a kid we had to dress up to fly. melissa: yeah. >> the romance of flight is over. the glamour is gone. america knows, let's give people what they want and some people hate being nickeled and dimed to death. pay for a drink. pay for to you carry your bags on. pay for you not to carry your bags on. pay to change your flight. you pay once. a lot of people will like that. melissa: i had to break down the numbers to
we have the executive director of brewste cal. great to have you back on the show. what do you think of this plan? >> well, you know, the comedian lewis ck does a routine when we're flying, we all should be saying can you believe it, we're flying? the miracle of human flight. melissa: that is not how it goes. that is not how it goes. we all get nickelld and dime and furious. is it a marketing scheme or do you think, because that's your expertise? or do you think this is the new frontier...
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stuart: what do you make of hamilton, the baseball player goes from texas to southern cal, okay, making 25 million dollars a year, he goes from no state income tax to 13.3% income tax, what do you make of that. >> i guarantee he talked about that in his negotiation, five years, 125 million dollars, maybe overpaid for his careers and his injuries, a guy that's been through a lot in his career and what he's able to accomplish thus far, but i think you put that into the thought when you get the contract. stuart: if he would have been moved from a texas team to a florida team, it wouldn't be-- >> it goes out you understand the state tax. stuart: almost out of time, but you're wearing an awful lot of what i'm told of course bling, diamonds here and diamonds around your neck and a fancy watch there. >> i bought this early on in life. stuart: did you call me varney? my name is stuart. >> stuart. and you called me lloyd before and. [laughter] >> are you-- >> at least i have it. that's the one thing. stuart: that's true. >> now what and talk about this necklace here, i love my wife and one day i
stuart: what do you make of hamilton, the baseball player goes from texas to southern cal, okay, making 25 million dollars a year, he goes from no state income tax to 13.3% income tax, what do you make of that. >> i guarantee he talked about that in his negotiation, five years, 125 million dollars, maybe overpaid for his careers and his injuries, a guy that's been through a lot in his career and what he's able to accomplish thus far, but i think you put that into the thought when you get...
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t dow industrials holding a 50 point gain. 11 states in a so culled de-cal spiral. and makers versus the takers. the man who wrote the article, why states are going broke and who is going to pay. ♪ jingle bell, jingle bell rock ♪ ♪ snowing and glowing a bushel of fun ♪ ♪ now the jingle hop has begun ♪ ♪ jingle bell rock, jingle bell time ♪ [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in perso with dedicated support teams at over 500...
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police have now identified the suspect as a 24-year-old who is a college student at cal poly and arrested in east hollywood and his father allowed police to search the home and they found the nine guns. we are talking two rifles, a shotgun, and six handguns and loads of ammunition. police were asked about how serious they believed the let is. >> we certainly take all threats like that seriously. he is in jail on half a million bail. we take it seriously but especially in light of what happened in connecticut we will do everything we can to keep lossance safe. >>trace: this were no suspected bad behavior in his criminal history at all and we should note, they did not find any weapon inside his home just at his parent's home. >> this school district has to respond. what are they saying? >>trace: it helps here if los angeles that most of the schools in los angeles county are on holiday break. the schools that are not on break and that are in session are getting stepped up police patrols. the high schools in southern california already have police officers on campus and new this is talk of ex
police have now identified the suspect as a 24-year-old who is a college student at cal poly and arrested in east hollywood and his father allowed police to search the home and they found the nine guns. we are talking two rifles, a shotgun, and six handguns and loads of ammunition. police were asked about how serious they believed the let is. >> we certainly take all threats like that seriously. he is in jail on half a million bail. we take it seriously but especially in light of what...
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have to resolve situations where congress passed legislation and there's a fight at the state level in cal. i think the court will be cautious. they've learned, especially justice roberts court is wary of roe v. wade and will not throw out arrangements in 30 or 40 states and will resolve the case. only section 3 is as issue. i believe the court does not want to be overturning arrangements throughout the country on something to delicate. they've learned a lesson that that's not the right role. >> that's talk about that. people are making the comparison to 1973, roe v. wade. 37 states, by law or in their constitutions now ban same-sex marriage but they're legal in nine states as well as the nation's capital, washington, d.c. a new poll, 40% say they approve same-sex marriage. 30% support legal unions, 24% say same-sex couples should not be allowed to enter in any union. president obama has come out in favor of same-sex marriage though he wants to leave it to the state issue. some people as bill suggested are comparing this to the 70s when opinion was evolving on abortion. the states seemed t
have to resolve situations where congress passed legislation and there's a fight at the state level in cal. i think the court will be cautious. they've learned, especially justice roberts court is wary of roe v. wade and will not throw out arrangements in 30 or 40 states and will resolve the case. only section 3 is as issue. i believe the court does not want to be overturning arrangements throughout the country on something to delicate. they've learned a lesson that that's not the right role....
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radicals inside the movement is because the underpinning ofs of the movement is confrontational and add cal. they are using this as a recruitment tool. they are proud of it. they are not conservatives, they are liberals. they mock liberals who are not prepare to take the fight to police and the institutions. and black block is an integral part of the movement. we shouldn't guy into the idea they are separate. they are all one movement. this is just the special forces of the occupy movement. they are dangerous and they are proud of being dangerous. in this video they be proud and brag about taking on the police. they are an inherently dangerous and violent organization. >> let me ask you because they even say that they want to use military tactics to destroy corporate property. were you inside meetings where they were plotting, scheming and planning this sort of behavior? >> yes, sir. i worked undercover with the fib for two years. >> what did they want to do? >> it culminated -- what they wanted to do in my last investigation where i testified was they wanted to shut down the republican nat
radicals inside the movement is because the underpinning ofs of the movement is confrontational and add cal. they are using this as a recruitment tool. they are proud of it. they are not conservatives, they are liberals. they mock liberals who are not prepare to take the fight to police and the institutions. and black block is an integral part of the movement. we shouldn't guy into the idea they are separate. they are all one movement. this is just the special forces of the occupy movement....
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the salvation army is under fire and, of all places, the university of cal berkley. the salvation army has kettles and every christmas season they ring bells and people give money to charity. the student government association passed a resolution calling for the university to ban the salvation army from campus during the christmas season pause they say the salvation army is antigay. they want the salvation army off of the campus. and it's interesting because again i cover these in my new book, these kinds of stories and dispatches from america and it's really true those who preach tolerance are in fact the least tolerant of all. this is the same area of the country where folks can run around buck naked in public and folks think that's okay but the salvation army is not. >> shannon: quickly, there's a broader discussion about retailers being careful. they don't want to offend but less of them are using the word christmas and in rhode island, the tree isn't called a christmas tree. >> that's right. as far south as the panhandle of florida we have a story where they had
the salvation army is under fire and, of all places, the university of cal berkley. the salvation army has kettles and every christmas season they ring bells and people give money to charity. the student government association passed a resolution calling for the university to ban the salvation army from campus during the christmas season pause they say the salvation army is antigay. they want the salvation army off of the campus. and it's interesting because again i cover these in my new book,...
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cal thomas a syndicated columnist and fox news contributor. cal, start with you. when it cops to media mistakes, missteps, whatever, what's the big story of the year now ending? >> oh, golly there were so many, jon. during the republican presidential primaries you saw newt gingrich taking on the host of that debate. republicans never lose when they take on the media. but i think what republicans ought to do, the next time around is not to fall into this template that allows these liberal hosts to question them, often from a negative and liberal perspective and start demanding they have at least one conservative on a panel. i would like to see a panel, for example, with at least one conservative like a rush limbaugh, sean hannity, mark levine to even things out a little bit and challenge the democrat in the general election in ways that they don't. we had other stories that were big media stories in 2012. you remember the unfortunate shooting in aurora, colorado, where abc's brian ross, went on the air and looked up in the phone book and found a name that matched t
cal thomas a syndicated columnist and fox news contributor. cal, start with you. when it cops to media mistakes, missteps, whatever, what's the big story of the year now ending? >> oh, golly there were so many, jon. during the republican presidential primaries you saw newt gingrich taking on the host of that debate. republicans never lose when they take on the media. but i think what republicans ought to do, the next time around is not to fall into this template that allows these liberal...
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>> usually the empty calories are the re refined process cal res. you take cane sugar and beat tote death and process it and spit it out at a manufacturing plant and went from a dark wonderful food and now it's refined sugar. and it's got basically no major nutrients other then the fact it gives you a little energy. >> so what. eating more of this stuff living longer. >> it's about choice. if you want to have that empty:ry in a cookie, knock yourself out as long others you don't get into a bender and not eating everything that isn't tacked down around you. in people dot that. you have too use your common sense. you know your body better than anybody knows. >> is there evidence to suggest that different people should eat according to their blood type or body chemistry? does it vary person to person? >> that's a great question. strikes me as almost impossible to believe that every human being on earth is going to equally well on the sackett same diet and i hope that the future of medicine and nutrition is one where we can customize and tailor things b
>> usually the empty calories are the re refined process cal res. you take cane sugar and beat tote death and process it and spit it out at a manufacturing plant and went from a dark wonderful food and now it's refined sugar. and it's got basically no major nutrients other then the fact it gives you a little energy. >> so what. eating more of this stuff living longer. >> it's about choice. if you want to have that empty:ry in a cookie, knock yourself out as long others you...
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middle east went from bad to worse this week with reports to the syrian military is preparing temp cal weapons that could be used against its own people, it's awaiting final orders from president assad. this as protesters clash with supporters of mohammed morsi outside the presidential palace in cairo egypt. in that country's largest confrontation since the uprising of hosni mubarak. we're back with daniel henninger and editorial board member matt comiskey. so, bret. we were told if we did intervene in syria we could see chemical weapons used, civil war and radicalization and perhaps a regional conflict. >> now, we have all of those things. do you have imagine what might have happened if the obama administration had intervened early by imposing a no-fly zone at very little cost and risk to the united states over syria, if assad had been gone 12 months ago fwe were now in the midst of a transitional process with an opposition that hadn't been radicallized by the influx from jordan, iraq, from elsewhere. instead, we're having not only the syrian meltdown with serious consequences, but hu
middle east went from bad to worse this week with reports to the syrian military is preparing temp cal weapons that could be used against its own people, it's awaiting final orders from president assad. this as protesters clash with supporters of mohammed morsi outside the presidential palace in cairo egypt. in that country's largest confrontation since the uprising of hosni mubarak. we're back with daniel henninger and editorial board member matt comiskey. so, bret. we were told if we did...